Proverbs 10:31
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.”Proverbs 10:31
What Does Proverbs 10:31 Mean?
Proverbs 10:31 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 10:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:21“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”James 1:26“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”Ephesians 4:29“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”Proverbs 31:26“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”Psalms 37:30“The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.”Proverbs 8:13“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”Proverbs 10:13“In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.”Ecclesiastes 10:12“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”Proverbs 10:20“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.”Proverbs 17:20“He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.”Psalms 31:18“Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.”Psalms 63:11“But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.”Psalms 120:3“What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?”Proverbs 10:11“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”
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